Man & Machine (Infinite Stratos x Male Reader)

End of Break

As promised, the praise and reward for subduing a rogue IS against orders was followed by punishment. You still submitted the essay Chifuyu wanted detailing what went wrong. The childish part of you wanted to insist you did not do anything incorrectly, but that would likely result in further punishment. It was still important to review what happened and what you could do to improve.

The punishment training went as well as expected. What that meant was intense physical evolutions and IS flights under Chifuyu's direct supervision. Your teacher showed no mercy, pushing you to the absolute limits. You were ran until the legs collapsed, muscles used so much that it threatened injury. By the time you were done with her maneuvers and exercises in Dauntless Sabre, you had to lie there just to regain strength.

Yet when you had time to talk with any of the girls, they did not describe anything similar. So it was clear that Chifuyu was paying special attention to you. For what though?

Eventually, the training and schoolwork subsided to a summer break before classes resumed. Most of it had been back in the States trying to enjoy some time back home. The issue was that it is tough to have peace as a celebrity. Trailing journalists and people, media and politicians, none of them seem to respect that you were recuperating. So it was a relief to return to school early.

Of course when you woke up for the day, there was someone else present. The shape of the sheets and the feeling of a warm body could not be ignored. One peel back of the sheets showed that it was once again Laura.

"Is it Morning now?" The German woman said groggily.

"Yep. Guten Morgen Laura." You said.

"Guten Morgen Liebling." She said more cheerfully. You also noticed she was not bare this time. Instead, she was clad in a school issue swimsuit over the petite, toned body.

"I don't recall overnight visits being a thing, so what are you doing here?" You asked. Since the beginning of this polyamorous relationship, you strove to maintain a careful balance between the three. That had included permitting literally sleeping with you individually. Charlotte took the offer better even if flustered. Houki did too, after having a nervous breakdown that is.

"Well I was waiting to give you this when you woke up." Drawing from underneath the chest part of the swimsuit, Laura handed you a folded paper. "Read this."

The flyer had English as well so that you could read it as you still only had a tenuous grasp of Japanese. "End of Summer Festival at that brand new water park nearby? That sounds a like good way to end the summer."

"Is that right? You want to go?" Laura kneels next you eagerly.

"Yes. With everyone."

Laura frowned. Clearly she had been hoping it would be exclusive to her.

"I promised I would keep as equal attention as I can." You reminded her. "Not doing so not only breaks that, which I won't do, but also incurs the wrath of two women scorned."

Laura sighed. "Very well. Shall we have breakfast?"

.....

After some preparations, you and Laura were joined by Charlotte in the cafeteria.

"Ah, so one more beach trip then eh (F/n)? With no interruptions this time." The French woman teased.

"Plus fireworks and being issued a yukata. That's a first." You added. "Still have some time to kill today though."

"I know! Laura and I can do a little clothes shopping." In spite of competition for your attention, the pair had grown to become genuine friends over the months.